Yup ... I did read it. Read mine again. I'm attempting to clarify ... to make sure you're not just going after a Junker to be going after a Junker.
Quote:This has nothing to do with people roleplaying as junkers, but people who actually run very legit trade runs as Junkers, and use the ID/Tag as a way to get out of being pirated.
Well ... my Junker runs both legal goods and contraband. It depends on the destination. But even with contraband you run into crappy situations. Case in point ... a Junker moves Cardamine and Corsairs hit you ... same Junker moves Artifacts ... Outcast hit you.
I understand they don't want their enemy getting rich or whatever ... but if I'm alternating between the two ... what's the problem. Junkers are friends of both. If a Junker gets hit by a Corsair for moving Cardamine ... that Corsair shouldn't be docking on Yanagi. Yes role play gets a bit complex at this point ... you gotta weigh the reputations and make a choice. But when that Corsair makes the decision to pirate the Junker carrying Cardamine ... he better not be docking on a Junker base for a while.
And just because you see my Junker carrying legal goods on one leg of my journey doesn't mean I'm trying to hide behind the Junker IFF and ID. Sometimes you gotta show up with legal goods to throw off the lawfuls. If all you ever carry is contraband you'll lose your rights to dock on lawful bases (ie: Manhattan which is pretty much the black market of Sirius). So don't attack a Junker simply because at that particular point and time he's carrying lawful stuff. Because his return trip will likely be carrying YOUR contraband. So again ... you need to pay attention to who you plan to target. If he's on the Diamond / Niobium run (non-stop) ... by all means tear the guy apart. But if he's moving Engine Components, MOX, Pharmaceuticals (lawful goods) and other such items to the Omicrons ... he's more than likely bringing that stuff for either Corsairs or Outcasts. And even Gold ... think about Tripoli ... yup ... Gold from Arranmore (Molly base in Dublin) to Tripoli (Corsair base in Omicron Gamma) ... he's probably helping the Corsairs and the Mollys at that point and time. Don't just look at their cargo ... examine their origin and destination.
